Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-07-08

l trust that the meeting at Fort Worth n a,
: be all that Is anticipated OF it, ] hope to SCI
the wise and good men of the state assemble
, ! there, declaring the purpose OF adopting foI
the state policy which shall place our people
upon higher plane of civilization, secure To-
them more of the comforts and enjoyments O
. life, and relieve them from the effects o
saloons and Drunkenness the badges of bar
Oarism' Very truly and respectfully,
JOHN II. REAGAN.
OTHER MESSAGES.
The following kilograms were also resd
DIES MONIES, iowa. June p, ISs7.
Z. 3. Parrott, Secretary Prohibition Commit
tee, Waco, Tex:
The effect OF alcoholic stimu,ants and mar.
coucs IS being taught in the public schools Of
Iowa Upwards of G90CC0 of the scholars srC
entitled to receive this IN truCtiOn daily
The beneficial results from this teaching can
rot Ue estimated. Prohibition IN Iowa marks
IN ere Of better morals, better homes and puIel
lives. j. ". AKERa,
Superintendent Public Instruction
pES MONIES, iowa, June o. lss7.
4. y, PaTr0tt, Secretary Prohibition Commit
tee, Waco, Tex.
Report OF ou!raEcs or pert of officers enforc-
/ Ing prohibition IN Iowa Row Circulated In Tex
IS are gross t4lsGhoOts. The law is popular Is
well enforced and is accomplishing grand re-
suits. Crime and paupeTism have decreased
and thousands Of men who spent ali their
money IN saloons now spend u IL support OF
] their families. You are on the side OF GOD and
humanity. Don't give up the ship.
y. j. BAKER, attorney General, Iowa. .
DIES MONIES, Iowa, June 3, lss7.
I Il. Z. Parrot, Secretary, Waco, Tex:
/ Prohibition IS endorsed IN eighty I've of the
ninety nine counties of Iowa, anG partially
/ enforced in the remaining fourteen counties.
/ expense, more happiness and C.eatcr prosper
I ity. 1t IS stronger in Iowa 20 day than ever
| before FRANK ID. JACKSON,
Secretary OF state.
CRYSTAL SPRINGS, MISS, June p. 1871
To 4. !. Johnson, II. Is. Cooke, prohibition
state committee, Fort Worth, Tex.
Mississippi sends greetings. Prohibition pro-
/ Claim peace, prosperity TO all people. Rush on
the column. GEORGE J. MORTIMER.
HERNDoN's SPEECH.
After the reading Of the ABOVE con-
munications Hon. w. S. Herndon took
the stand and began his address. He
started out rather Clumsily, and for
while people could be heard to say: "And
Is that Herndon?n He could not get the
feelings OF the crowd to working in snv
sort Of harmonious responsiveness, but
labored awsy with might and main, and
soon the spirit began to move the Nv
multitude. The StTsgglers from thcao|ast
skirts looked up eGd noiv e out
crowd concentrating, and fcU,, ICED the
Those picket guards, a. 0Hlowed suit.
the margin of vast gatherieIways around
ed their posts and ioin0eT.ngs surrender
young men aid youned "a the main body;
secluded TRUSTING : : ladies left their
where the speaker places and came to
distinctly hegrHi vs. word could be more
lemonade ma shI. The siren Song Of the
heard il thTorn was hushed and no longer
invaded ~ land. The grand stand was
jamaefNH the space in front was speedily
mUlttneI by al excited and interested
WoDe,.Ude; young ana Old, men and
lettering age and masculine
~ distance, matronly plainness and
feminine DulChritude-sll that was there,
1 be they what they may, crowded around
/ the stand eager TO catch each word Of the
/ speech. And such speech! Like
/ the snowflake starting from Alpine
heights and ending IN an
avalanche; Ike bTOOklct gurglipg from
Out the mountain side and ending IL 3
Niagara; ike the distant muTmur Of the
/ ocean ending IL 8 mad roar as you aD-
prOach 10 where the warning winds lash
the waves into fury; like the gentle
zephyr ending in storm; like crocus
! gemmed springtide ending in the glory Of
summer; like anything or everything that
! is grand, great, eloquent, inspiring,
awful. From the insidious humOr that
would steal g smile from the lips Of
grief, to sublime p2thOs that was abso-
lutely painful in its exquisite eCstacy,
every note in the gamut OF human feeling,
every chord in the human heart, every
/ sensiDility of the inner consciousness was
! touched by master hand and
/ played upon wRntonly. OrpheuS begiuling
! the sirens and saving the good ship Argo
by the magic of his music could not have
exceeded the wonderful moving OF feel
ings by this speech in saving the ship of
] s. [hold on, that's prohibItion). The
one used the tabled lutte; the other made
harps out of human hearts, and, for one
/ inspired twenty minutes of his speech a.
least, gave forth melody far sWeeter.
No one need attempt TO report an eff
fort Of this kind, unless he has e leaden
heart. 81 cannot report that menn
shTieked Charles Dickens once, while
I O'COnnell was pouring forth q torrent of
4 agonized sublimity. The same must be
/ the excuse for the modern reporter who
fails TO report an effort Of this character.
1t was grand; it was more than grand,
I At the conclusion Of the speech dinner
/ was announced.
THE DINNER,
/ Besides the numerous basket dinners
. which were streWn on the grounds proper
and around the edges, there YVES another
space cleared off and connected with the
/ grounds by an sIleY cut through the
i trees. Here were tables, capable Of &C
COmmoGating several thousand 81 8 time
and upon which were piled, in pTOdigal
profusion, mOuntains Of bread and baFbe-
Cued mest from the ireXhauStible treas
! uTy Of the rocking pits beyond. In this
delightful spot the visitors RECALLED them
! selves to safety, end certainly the aroma
arising from the deiicious!y favored
meats gave out an invitation
which was simply irresistible. For
/ hours and hours, quarter after quarter
/ succeeded each other in smoking, odoTi-
] ferrous procession and were devoured by
the continually flowing stream of people
who came and went constantly. The
Prohibitionists of Fort Worth and Tar
rant county have cause TO rejoice in the
sumptuOus magnitiCenCe Of the spread
laid for their guests and, as before re-
marked, none more than the Prohibition
lists of the county, who so generously
contributed their beeves and mutton are
! deserving OF praise. There was plenty for
all and to spare and the remnants would
have made q feast for an army. While
the thousands on the dining grounds were
regsling themselves, thousands more
were still around the stands, hungry for
more information. Msny felt themselves
outraged because the last speech did not
last on indefinitely,
HON. BUCK WALTON
was called upon,and responded in clear,
/ forciole and logical speech. He spoke
plainlY-yeTy plainly, when depicting the
uses and abuses OF whisky, ard the part
il PLAYED ST his home in the capital of the